دانلود کتاب مدیریت، سیاست و مقررات استخراج معادن در اعماق دریا

This book is the fifth one in a series on deep-ocean mining published by Springer Nature and edited by Dr. Rahul Sharma. This volume builds on the others by providing critical work on “Deep-Sea Mining Management, Policy and Regulation—Data Management, Environmental Monitoring, Techno-economic Assessment, Law of the Sea, and Regulatory Regimes”—a lofty effort indeed to present key regulatory topics addressing the complexities of deep-ocean mining. These complexities in part reflect the environmental conditions under which operations will take place, and a robust environmental/ecological understanding of the environment required, which was a focus of the second volume in this series. Early marine minerals research focused on understanding the mineral deposits, their distribution, composition, and genesis, and their potential as ores for critical metals, which took place primarily during the 1970s through early 2000s. Data collection to understand the deposits and the characteristics of the depositional environment continues along with research addressing the potential impacts of mining on marine ecosystems, both local and regional. This aspect is being pursued through several avenues, from engineering mining equipment that will have least impact on the environment, especially in reducing or eliminating sediment plumes, surface sediment removal and compaction, with the goal of preserving biota and maintaining ecosystem integrity, and improving environmental safeguards. This current volume focuses on regulation, management, the Mining Code, as well as the essential role of designing a thorough and robust monitoring system for mining operations and their impacts. Monitoring requires a fully integrated system with real-time communications of the various components and the ship. Vast amounts of data that have been collected within areas of potential mining will help improve our evolving understanding of the environment, ecology, and mining impacts for effective management and utilization of the deep-ocean mineral resources. These critical operations and considerations are addressed in this new volume. Deep-ocean mining will be a new industry, and as it moves forward it must apply the best available technologies and methods required for maintaining functioning ecosystems. This is the keystone for each of the five volumes in this series. Knowledge is wealth and that is what these books provide. I commend Dr. Sharma for his editorial skills in this endeavor and in bringing together such a vast number of multifarious experts to cover the range and complexity innate to deep-ocean mining as a component of the sustainable supply of critical materials.